Burnham v. Department of Social & Health Services

Bridgewater, J. —

Wilma Burnham applied for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with her service animal. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) denied coverage because Burnham’s service animal is not “durable medical equipment” or a “prosthetic device.” The superior court affirmed DSHS’ final order. We affirm, holding that other relevant sections of the Washington Administrative Code describing durable medical equipment support DSHS’ determination that service animals are not equipment, and the animal does not qualify as a prosthetic device because it *437does not remedy a deficient…